Status: Sentenced ASM Nasiruddin Elan 14 September 2023Human rights defenders Adilur Rahman and A.S.M Nasiruddin Elan sentenced to jail for two years Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Released on Bail Nitin Varghese 14 September 2023Human rights defender Nitin Varghese released on bail Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #India
Status: Judicial Harassment Kamyar Fakour 6 September 2023Jafar Ebrahimi and Kamyar Fakour face new charges while Jafar Ebrahimi’s health condition worsens in detention Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Released Jafar Ebrahimi 6 September 2023Jafar Ebrahimi and Kamyar Fakour face new charges while Jafar Ebrahimi’s health condition worsens in detention Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iran
Status: Judicial Harassment Imaan Mazari 5 September 2023Judicial harassment of human rights lawyer and woman human rights defender Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Pakistan
Status: Acquitted Thanaporn Saleephol 4 September 2023Women human rights defenders Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol acquitted of criminal defamation Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Thailand
Status: Acquitted Puttanee Kangkun 4 September 2023Women human rights defenders Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol acquitted of criminal defamation Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Thailand
Status: Acquitted Angkhana Neelapaijit 4 September 2023Women human rights defenders Angkhana Neelapaijit, Puttanee Kangkun and Thanaporn Saleephol acquitted of criminal defamation Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Thailand
Status: Facing Harassment Maidul Islam 30 August 2023Academic activist and human rights defender Maidul Islam facing harassment from the Chittagong University for exercising freedom of expression Violations #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Bangladesh
Status: Judicial Harassment Delsoz Khalaf 25 August 2023Woman human rights defender Delsoz Khalaf facing two court cases Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Middle East and North Africa #Iraq
Status: Judicial Harassment Human Rights Centre 'Viasna' 21 August 2023Homiel branch of human rights organisation Viasna labelled as extremist organisation Violations #Defamation #Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment Location #Region: Europe and Central Asia #Belarus